Monday, October 31, 2022

Remote Work Doesn't Work Everywhere—But Flexibility Can

While countless polls show that most employees want remote work options because of the perceived improved work life balance, it's a mistake to conflate remote work with more flexibility and less stress—remote workers can feel isolated and actually end up working longer hours and burnout faster. The key to a happier, more flexible workforce is the company culture.

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Saturday, October 29, 2022

Enable flexible work with Surface for your workforce and customers

In this portfolio, you'll discover the new technology, new features, and great new devices that feature in this Surface launch. Get your devices soon—they're going to sell out fast! Contact us today for more information on devices or to place your orders.

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Friday, October 28, 2022

Is remote work over? Two experts debate return to office mandates

Former SEC Chair Jay Clayton and venture capitalist and TV star Kevin O'Leary debate about the state of remote work, as a growing number of major companies are requiring workers to return to the office.

Friday, October 21, 2022

Why Your Business Deserves Cisco Designed

This at-a-glance highlights how Cisco Designed offers small businesses simple, secure, and innovative technology that can help them thrive. Contact us today for more information on Cisco solutions for your business.

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Thursday, October 20, 2022

Getting the most out of web conferencing

This solution brief provides actionable tips for enhancing online meetings by using cutting-edge apps and hardware. Microsoft Teams™ is the recommended web conferencing app presented in the solution brief. The free collaboration tool offers highly accessible controls for muting microphones and switching off video, private messaging, whiteboard functions, and more. Lenovo® hardware is presented as powerful devices designed to optimize online meetings with the Teams app. Contact us today to learn more.

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Tuesday, October 18, 2022

Cybersecurity Awareness Month: Resilient Multi-factor Authentication (MFA) and Strong Passwords

Human cybersecurity awareness: It's easy to write about but complicated to achieve. Cybersecurity is complex and our cognitive domain even more. The blog, "Cybersecurity Awareness Month: Resilient Multi-factor Authentication (MFA) and Strong Passwords," provides an overview of the complexity of cybersecurity in the context of human behavior. Read the blog to discover more.

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Monday, October 17, 2022

The Future of Work Isn't Fancy Tech

The seemingly endless advancement in tech makes it easy to overlook the non-tech elements driving the modern workforce. This article highlights a few crucial strategies to help you optimize your hybrid work model.

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Friday, October 14, 2022

The Cyber Threats and Trends That Will Dominate Going Into 2023

Predictive intelligence assessments of threats organizations should prepare to thwart over the coming year are starting to come out. Based on commonly used tactics, techniques and procedures, predictions point to continuing increases in ransomware attacks and demands for network access among other trends. Read this blog for a summary of projected threat trends and what organizations need to address them.

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How to promote culture in a remote workplace

To recruit and retain the best talent in today's distributed workforce, employers must build a corporate model that promotes seamless collaboration between all employees—regardless of where they're located. Here's some timely advice from corporate leaders who are excelling in building a thriving remote work culture.

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Thursday, October 13, 2022

Email Security for Office 365

This infographic shows how Cisco Email Security easily integrates with Office 365 to combat ransomware, BEC, and phishing. For more information, contact us today. 

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Wednesday, October 12, 2022

IDC MarketScape: Worldwide Endpoint Management Software 2022 Vendor Assessment

As organizations start returning to some form (or pre-COVID-19 pandemic version) of "normal," they are discovering new use cases and requirements for their endpoint device management platforms. Read this IDC Unified Endpoint Management Software Vendor Assessment for summary of why IDC has positioned Microsoft as a leader in this category.

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Tuesday, October 11, 2022

Top 15 Most Popular SaaS, Cloud Apps for Business 2022

Read the blog to learn about the 15 most widely used SaaS and cloud applications.

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Tips for Building an Inclusive Hybrid Workplace

One of the biggest challenges of building a strong hybrid work culture is ensuring that remote workers do not feel alienated and continue to perform at a high level. Here are some tips to ensure your hybrid workforce remains motivated and productive.

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Monday, October 10, 2022

The dread, sincerity and comedy of Cybersecurity Awareness Month

Ever since 2004, October has been Cybersecurity Awareness Month, an effort by the Department of Homeland Security and the nonprofit, industry-sponsored National Cybersecurity Alliance to promote awareness of cybersecurity. The occasion promotes a flurry of mixed reactions. This Washington Post article highlights a selection. Read the article for an understanding of the dread, sincerity and comedy it evokes.

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The future belongs to businesses that can evolve with an adaptive workforce

To maintain a long-term competitive advantage, businesses must build a corporate model that integrates, organizes and optimizes independent talent at scale in more agile ways.

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Friday, October 7, 2022

Securing the enterprise and responding to cybersecurity attacks with Microsoft Azure Sentinel

Sometimes you outgrow the capabilities of a well-loved tool—that's exactly what happened to Microsoft and its on-premises Security Information Event Management (SIEM) system. Thanks to a timely assist from Microsoft Azure Sentinel, the company hasn't missed a beat. Watch the video to gain insight on the benefits of running Microsoft's SIEM on Microsoft Azure.

Thursday, October 6, 2022

5 Keys to Successful Remote Work

As the popularity of remote work skyrockets, businesses may be reluctant to broach some of its drawbacks out of fear of losing talent—especially among the younger generation. But not talking about it won't solve the very real remote work challenges businesses must confront. Here are 5 keys to help you and your teams thrive in the new normal.

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Wednesday, October 5, 2022

Breach Defense: Top 5 Tips for Preparing for the Inevitable

This infographic depicts the frequency of data loss and shows 5 steps for breach defense using Cisco® applications. For more information, contact us at AZ Datacom, LLC.

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Tuesday, October 4, 2022

Cisco Threat Response - Supporting Intelligence-Driven Incident Response and Threat Hunting

This white paper provides a description of Cisco Threat Response and how security operations teams can use it to detect and respond to threats within their infrastructure. It also shows how Cisco Threat Response supports the performance of each of the F3EAD model's phases. Contact us for more information on Cisco Threat Response.

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Hybrid Work: A Guide for Business Leaders

Microsoft has discovered that understanding and keeping pace with new employee expectations are key to making hybrid work, work. Read the eBook for additional insight on how to make the hybrid work environment work for your organization.

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Monday, October 3, 2022

Labor Secretary Walsh on remote work: Flexibility is key

Every industry is trying to figure out how to best navigate the new remote work environment—and government is no exception. See why the U.S. Secretary of Labor believes flexibility is key to remote work success.

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